Accounts Receivable Lead

Tyonek Native Corporation; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyonek Native Corporation seeks anexperienced Billing Leader to oversee all government contract invoicing and billing operations. You will coordinate with operations, contracts, and program finance to ensure timely, accurate billing and compliant invoicing per FAR/CAS rules.

This role manages the corporate billing team and drives process improvements. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of government billing experience, expertise in Fixed Price, Progress, Milestone, and Cost-Plus methods, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 10+ years government contract billing experience preferred.
• Experience with Fixed Price, Progress, Milestone, and Cost-Plus billing.
• Knowledge of FAR & CAS regulations for government invoicing.
• Overhead rates/pools considered for invoicing purposes.
• Experience reviewing government contract awards for billing requirements.
• Proficient in Excel and Cognos; Deltek Costpoint experience preferred.
• Detail oriented, reliable, and deadline-driven.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer/pre-employment testing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all data required for billing, invoices, and transmission to customer systems.
• Lead corporate billing department and provide oversight and training.
• Assign billing responsibilities and monitor timely submission across units.
• Prepare monthly manual billings when required and ensure contract terms compliance.
• Collaborate with Finance, Contracts, and project personnel for accurate billing.
• Process and submit electronic invoices (e.g., WAWF) and maintain documentation.
• Interpret FAR/CAS terms and advise on compliant requirements.
• Investigate and resolve accounts receivable issues; maintain invoice files.
• Support month-end and year-end closings and contract closeout billing.

Skills

Billing analysis

FAR/CAS knowledge

Excel

COGNOS

Deltek Costpoint

Communication

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

Tools

COGNOS

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• Maintains all data required for billing, generating invoices, and transmitting to customer billing systems. Works with operations, contracts, and program finance to maintain and identify projects needing billing or funding.
• Leads corporate billing department.
• Provides oversight and training to corporate billing department.

DUTIES

• Assigns billing responsibilities to billing analysts and monitors timely submission for all business units.
• Maintain billing schedule to ensure that contracts are billed on time for all business units.
• Ensures billing parameters match the customer's Contractual Agreement as applicable.
• Prepare monthly manual customer billings (when required) for projects in accordance with contract terms and guidelines.
• Work closely with the Finance group, Contracts department, and project personnel to ensure prompt and accurate billing.
• Process, prepare and submit electronic invoices to government and non-government customers using WAWF (Wide Area Workflow) and other electronic methods as required by the contract and maintain required documentation.
• Interprets FAR regulations and contractual invoicing/billing terms and advises Program Finance, Project Managers, and accounting personnel of compliant requirements.
• Responsible for investigation, analysis, escalation, and resolution of accounts receivable issues.
• Maintain project invoice file and electronic invoice correspondence/log.
• Monitor the Billing Mailbox and respond in a timely fashion.
• Assist internal and external customers regarding billing inquiries while ensuring accuracy, accountability, and timeliness to the customer.
• Ensure timely completion of contract closeout billing following final approval of indirect rates.
• Support month-end and year-end closings.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Government contract billing experience: ten (10) or more years preferred.
• Fixed Price, Progress Billing, Milestone Billing, and Cost-Plus billing knowledge/experience.
• Knowledgeable in FAR & CAS Regulations as it applies to Government Invoicing requirements.
• Knowledgeable of Overhead Rates/pools from an invoicing perspective.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in reviewing government contract awards for billing requirements.
• Knowledge of Excel and COGNOS applications.
• Deltek Costpoint experience preferred.
• Detail oriented, reliable and able and willing to work in a deadline driven environment.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform post offer, pre-employment substance abuse testing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Works in a normal office environment with controlled temperature and lighting conditions.

EQUAL OPPORTUITY EMPLOYER/ VEVRAA/ ADA

• TNC and its subsidiaries fall under ANCSA and are entitled under Federal Law to extend hiring preferences to its shareholders. ANCSA provides TNC the authority to give shareholder preference in hiring. TNC reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Tyonek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. TNC provides all employees and job applicants' equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.